6.4% ▼ -72.6%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Halls Creek · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Halls Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering is the defining story for Halls Creek (L), where only 6.4% of people now give their time to others. This is one of the lowest rates for any similar area and represents a steep decline from previous years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.4% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant change for the area, with the volunteering rate falling 17 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work in the home is much lower than the national figure, with only 8.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Those caring for children unpaid also fell 13 points since 2011 to 23.5%, while unpaid care for others has barely changed at 8.0%.
8.0% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.9% ▼ -65.7%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is less common here than in other parts of the country. Only 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
1.2%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Halls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521024/halls-creek/topic/community